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Old October 17th 05, 11:33 PM posted to uk.transport.london
James Farrar James Farrar is offline
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Default dumb question from America

On Mon, 17 Oct 2005 18:25:10 +0000 (UTC), Mike Bristow
wrote:

In article q4Q4f.4146$t12.3369@trnddc03,
Got Any Gum ? wrote:
i weigh approximately 400 pounds

what would my weight be in Stones?


google for "400 pounds in stone". From:
http://www.google.co.uk/help/features.html#calculator
} To use Google's built-in calculator function, simply enter the
} calculation you'd like done into the search box and hit the Enter
} key or click on the Google Search button. The calculator can solve
} math problems involving basic arithmetic, more complicated math,
} units of measure and conversions, and physical constants. Try one
} of the sample expressions below, or refer to our complete instructions
} for help in building your own.


Google calculator is great. It correctly calculates "what is the
answer to life, the universe and everything?"...

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